Shigeki Tanaka VG10 Damascus Sakimaru Takohiki 300mm Walnut HandleShigeki Tanaka The young Shigeki Tanaka is a skilled craftsma from Miki, Hyogo. His passion for creating knives is as hot as the forge used to make them and to see him hammer steel in to knives is spectacular. Tanaka started training and making knives in Takefu, Fukui. Since, he has created many blades under his brand "Shigeki saku. With his radial design and beautiful craftsmanship, his knives are loved by people all over the world. Specifications:

We strongly recommend our customers who often carry knives to purchase Saya covers

Handle Length: 143mm (5

Weight: 198g (7 ounces)

Mori-bashi are Japanese kitchen chopsticks used in Japanese cuisine

Weight: 116g (4

Blade Length:  240mm

Because they are hand made we sometimes have fitting issues with our wooden Saya sheaths

Steel Type:  Blue steel #2(Not stain resistant)

dish-washer safe

Blade Height: 27mm (1

Comes with cleaning stone

you normally sharpen just the very edge (the bare metal part)